Erik is a baseball fan who has been attending baseball games and snagging baseballs regularly since 2008.

8-25-10 PNC Park

Today got off to a terrible start.

When I entered the park, Lastings Milledge was in the cage, taking his final cuts. Milledge is in the last group of Pirates players to bat. Minutes later, at 5:03, the field was empty, as the Pirates ran off the field, leaving the PNC Park regulars stunned.

I hadn’t snagged anything yet, and I was prepared to face the fact that I might get shut out.

Half way through the Cardinals BP, I got Trever Miller to toss me a ball in center field to put me on the board. Luckily, I had brought my Cardinals gear, whereas yesterday I just left it at home figuring that the Cards were too stingy to toss any balls up to their own ‘fans.’ However, Miller is a veteran, and older players typically seem to be more generous in throwing balls into the stands.

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Gee, I’m guessing the ball McClellan gave you in the bottom one in the photo? Either way, it’s cool he went and got one when you were on your way to glove tricking another one. But that muddy one definitely stands out!http://torontoblogjays.mlblogs.com/

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